Knowles meaning | Last name Knowles origin

Following is the meaning of Knowles surname. Family name Knowles is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Knowles
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Cornish British
Meaning: The top of a hill. Knowl, in Cornish British is a promontory, hill, or eminence, a projection of hilly ground

Knowles is used as a family name or surname in Cornish British languages. Knowles has 7 characters long in length.

Knowles is common in England country(ies).

Knowles is ranked 6907 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Knowles bearers increased by 3.944485 per cent in 2010 US census to 28460 since 2000, the surname slipped by 65 spots and ranked at 1239. The last name was found in around 96 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 81.01 83.65
Black 13.19 12.18
Hispanic or Latino 2.73 1.79
Others 1.91 1.49
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.59 0.46
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.56 0.43

How popular is Knowles?

Knowles is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while The Bahamas is ahead in terms of density. Around 78494 people have been found who wears Knowles as their family name. Knowles is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
24,340 Saudi Arabia9
8,582 Japan6
101,066 Zimbabwe5
7,594 Pakistan5
1,667 Cambodia4
46,030 Philippines4
32,086 Mexico3
16,136 Kenya3
3,949 Botswana3
32,695 Nigeria3
14,126 Colombia3
1,647 Fiji3
549 Seychelles2
14,521 Portugal2
37,372 Georgia2
4,104 South Korea2
20,837 Venezuela2
6,462 Ivory Coast2
6,103 Cyprus2
31,767 Greece2
23,344 Austria2
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳

Immigrants to US

William Knowles was 28 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on April 11, 1846. He lived in Ireland where he worked as workman and took Adirondack from Cork. Ellen Knowles, aged 19, John Knowles (21) Workman, 30 years old Mary Knowles, Born at sea Eliza Knowles, Mary Knowles, aged 24, Esther Knowles, aged 19, Judy Knowles (25) Maid, 26 years old George Knowles, and 54 other Knowles around 38.64% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and spinster, weaver, shoemaker, sugar baker migrated to US from Liverpool, Cork and Dublin.

Celebrities having Knowles surname

Alison Knowles Artist
Tony Knowles Former Governor of Alaska
Preston Knowles Basketball Player
Nick Knowles Television presenter
Ryan Knowles Actor
Mark Knowles Field Hockey player
Jesse Monroe Knowles Political leader
Tina Knowles Businesswoman
Shanica Knowles Actress
Shanica Knowles Actress
  • In 2018 horror film, Octagon, Elizabeth Baden Knowles characterized Lora.

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